This Is How Obama ‘Founding Father’ Rev. Wright, His Church & Black Liberation Theology Shaped the President’s Worldview
Editor’s Note: This week, the DVD of the movie “2016″ will be released. A key premise of the film is that Barack Obama has his own set of five “founding fathers” — five key people who shaped his worldview. This week, TheBlaze will examine one of those individuals each day. Today, the focus will be on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the president’s former pastor.
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Most Americans know the Rev. Jeremiah Wright for his fiery sermons that were incessantly played by media during the 2008 campaign. You may recall his quotes about God damning America and his accusation that the U.S. government used HIV “as a means of genocide against people of color.” But the majority of Americans likely don’t know much about Wright’s personal background and — considering the media narrative and his refusal to speak with reporters — learning about his life and influences is somewhat challenging.
Some might contend that there’s no need to study Wright further — that the intense and seemingly anti-American rhetoric that was observed on television sets across America tells us all we need to know about one of the nation’s most controversial pastors. However, considering the elevated level of influence Wright had in President Barack Obama’s life, understanding the figure helps to shed further light on the president’s personal beliefs and ideals.
If one wants a base understanding about who Wright is, there’s always the Trinity United Church of Christ web site, however the resources gives very little when it comes to the grand picture that Wright’s life paints. The 71-year-old faith leader retired in early 2008 after a 36-year career at the church and it appears he retains very little attachment to the house of worship he once called home.
The church’s official biography of Wright, which remains published on the site, is overwhelming short, focusing mainly on a cursory look at the faith leader’s educational background, his arrival at the church and the monumental growth in attendees that occurred under his leadership. As Trinity notes, the church grew from 87 members in March 1972 when he arrived to over 6,000 before he left.
WRIGHT’S EARLY LIFE
The first key to understanding Wright is knowing a bit about his background, education and early years. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 22, 1941 to the Rev. Jeremiah Alvesta Wright, a faith leader, and Mary Elizabeth Henderson, a schoolteacher. Wright was subsequently raised in Germantown, a historic neighborhood in Philadelphia.
Both of his parents were well-known and revered in the community. His father, for whom he was named, was pastor at Grace Baptist Church, from 1938 until 1980, Biography.com reports. Wright Sr.’s leadership at the church is documented on its web site. As for Henderson, Wright’s mother, she was also actively involved in her husband’s house of worship; both of his parents were highly-educated as well.
In addition to Wright’s father, who earned a bachelor’s degree in divinity from Virginia Union University, his mother held a doctorate; she was also known for breaking barriers in Germantown, as she was the first African American to teach at Germantown High and Philadelphia High School for Girls (she also became the latter school’s first black vice-principal).
Considering this background and the academic statue of his parents, it’s no surprise that Wright has numerous degrees of his own. In 1959, the then-18-year-old graduated from Central High School, an institution that was considered among the best in the area. In a 2008 article on Newsmax.com, Ronald Kessler described Wright’s high school experience in detail:
Rather than attend the more racially mixed Germantown High School at 40 East High St., Wright traveled a few miles to the elite Central High School at 1700 West Olney Ave., graduating in 1959. Opened in 1838, Central High has a distinguished past and admits only highly-qualified applicants who are privileged to attend from all over the city. It is comparable to the Bronx High School of Science and Boston Latin School, both public schools known for academic excellence.
When Wright attended Central High, the student body was 90 percent white, according to students who attended around the same time. At least three-quarters of the students were Jewish. Former students of the period say racial tension did not exist.
According to Newsmax, among other sources, Central High School’s yearbook described Wright more-than-favorably, calling him “kind” and “one of the most congenial members of the [211th class].” The book also said that Wright served as a model that younger classmates could emulate. Next to an image of the preacher was purportedly text showing that he was active in extra-curricular activities. Among them: band, orchestra and junior varsity football.
Clearly, Wright lived a middle class — and some might argue, considering his educational opportunities at the time — an upper-middle class lifestyle as a young person. His parents were accomplished and the opportunities he had helped craft his worldview and catapult him to theological success.
WRIGHT’S HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCES
Wright’s higher education years were robust and wide-reaching. While he started out at Virginia Union University, where he attended for three and a half years, he ended up leaving school and joining the U.S. Marine Corps. Then, according to his Trinity biography, he transferred into the Navy, where he served as a cardiopulmonary technician.
Wright’s motivation to serve in the armed forces might surprise some who know little about his background. The faith leader was apparently inspired by John F. Kennedy’s challenge to get Americans to engage in public service, so he decided to leave school behind to join the Armed Forces. Biography.com has more:
After two years of service, Wright transferred to the U.S. Navy and entered the Corpsman School at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. After graduating valedictorian, Wright was trained as a cardiopulmonary technician at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, graduating salutatorian.
Wright was assigned as part of the medical team charged with caring for U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Indeed, Wright was photographed caring for Johnson after his 1966 surgery. The White House awarded Wright three letters of commendation before he left the position in 1967.
After his six-year military career came to a close, he continued his education at Howard University, where he obtained an undergraduate degree and a subsequent master’s degree. Later, he completed his second master’s at the University of Chicago Divinity School and a doctorate at the United Theological Seminary. At this latter school, he studied under Dr. Samuel DeWit Proctor, a civil rights icon and a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr.
Wright is married to Ramah Reed Wright and he has five children — four daughters and one son.
TRINITY’S THEOLOGY: THE BASIS OF WRIGHT’S VIEWS
It was 1972 when Wright first arrived at Trinity United. As previously stated, during his tenure, he grew the church from fewer than 100 people to thousands. Under his leadership, the church adopted the following motto, ”Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian.”
While the phrase was used by his predecessor, the Rev. Dr. Reuben Sheares, it wasn’t until Wright took over that it became an official church proclamation (Trinity has even crafted a class for members named for the motto).
Perhaps understanding Trinity’s history would help individuals better see who Wright is — both as a man and a faith leader. The church was founded in 1961 by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth B. Smith, during a time in which the United States was very much divided on racial grounds. It is with this context that the house of worship’s focus on the African American community took form — a focus that continues even today.
Trinity’s own historical account of its founding acknowledges this, as the church maintains that it has its “roots in the Black religious experience.” Here’s the full historical paragraph that is present on the church’s web site, along with a timeline that showcases each leader, including Wright, that has guided the house of worship’s path:
We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian… Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and remain “true to our native land,” the mother continent, the cradle of civilization. God has superintended our pilgrimage through the days of slavery, the days of segregation, and the long night of racism. It is God who gives us the strength and courage to continuously address injustice as a people, and as a congregation. We constantly affirm our trust in God through cultural expression of a Black worship service and ministries which address the Black Community.
Under this portion of the church’s web site, there is a link for visitors who wish to understand Trinity’s adherence to “the Black Value System.” Citing past discrimination, the document is said to be “an instrument of Black self-determination” that can help African Americans on a path to personal prosperity. The elements are considered “black ethics” that must be taught, according to the church, wherever “blacks are gathered.”
The Black Value System consists of the following concepts (in this order): commitment to God, commitment to the black community, commitment to the black family, dedication to the pursuit of education, dedication to the pursuit of excellence, commitment to self-discipline and self-respect and disavowal of the pursuit of “middleclassness.”
While much of the code focuses upon hard work, dedication and a pursuit to strengthen the black family, other portions are certainly controversial. Some of the more debated elements present with this code can be found below:
- “The God of our weary years” will give us the strength to give up prayerful passivism and become Black Christian Activists, soldiers for Black freedom and the dignity of all humankind. [...]
- The Black family circle must generate strength, stability and love, despite the uncertainty of externals, because these characteristics are required if the developing person is to withstand warping by our racist competitive society. Those Blacks who are blessed with membership in a strong family unit must reach out and expand that blessing to the less fortunate. [...]
- Classic methodology on control of captives teaches that captors must be able to identify the “talented tenth” of those subjugated, especially those who show promise of providing the kind of leadership that might threaten the captor’s control.
It is this latter point about classic methodology that fell under the “disavowal of the pursuit of ‘middleclassness’” portion of the code. Unlike other sections of the document, this claim — that captors would target the smartest among those held captive — was expounded upon in detail.
According to the Trinity web site, these individuals (the “talented tenth”) would be separated from the other captives. After this separation takes form, the captors would apparently engage in the following mechanisms (these are shared word-for-word from the Trinity United web site):
- Killing them off directly, and/or fostering a social system that encourages them to kill off one another.
- Placing them in concentration camps, and/or structuring an economic environment that induces captive youth to fill the jails and prisons.
- Seducing them into a socioeconomic class system which, while training them to earn more dollars, hypnotizes them into believing they are better than others and teaches them to think in terms of “we” and “they” instead of “us.”
- So, while it is permissible to chase “middleclassness” with all our might, we must avoid the third separation method – the psychological entrapment of Black “middleclassness.” If we avoid this snare, we will also diminish our “voluntary” contributions to methods A and B. And more importantly, Black people no longer will be deprived of their birthright: the leadership, resourcefulness and example of their own talented persons.
These statements are clearly controversial and they showcase the extent to which ethnicity and theology have a tradition of being merged at Trinity United. Unlike more traditional Christian churches that merely focus upon the Bible for divine inspiration, the racial elements inherent at Trinity add a fascinating dynamic into the mix — one that has often been observed in Wright’s contentious sermons about a variety of social and political issues.
WRIGHT’S EMBRACE OF BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY
The aforementioned viewpoints comprise a controversial ideology — and religious creed — known as “black liberation theology.” The basis for this ethnic systematic view is on “liberation theology,” which Encyclopedia.com defines as a belief system that “stresses the interrelatedness of differing structures of oppression and domination.”
More specifically, someone who embraces liberation theology would believe it necessary to liberate people (i.e. the captives) from “political, economic, social, racial, ethnic, and sexual” constraints. Freeing people from oppression becomes paramount. Encyclopedia.com continues with more on this dynamic and how it pertains to the Christian church:
Each liberation theology, whether black, feminist, or Latin American, is characterized by its distinctive viewpoint, but what they all share is a commitment to social justice. To some extent, all liberation theologies are situated in contemporary political struggles and movements (such as different human rights movements against Latin American dictatorships, the U.S. civil rights movement, and feminist movements in different countries and regions). Liberation theologians usually refer to this as praxis, not only as their aim or objective, but also as their point of departure.
Liberation theology stems from the conviction that giving priority to the poor and the oppressed in theology and in the church, and the concrete defense of their rights in different societies, is a central, if not the most central, element of the Christian faith. Christian liberation theologies aim their critical analysis not only at society but at the church and theology as well in order to judge to what extent they are accomplices in maintaining structures of domination.
Wright, his church and others like him believe that this is what is needed — this liberation — for members of the African American community. Interestingly, this is the central ideal governing not only Wright’s church, but the Nation of Islam, another controversial faith group that is led by the Minister Louis Farrakhan (TheBlaze has covered numerous examples of Farrakhan speaking about these very subjects). For these groups, helping those struggling in a system they see, as Trinity’s web site notes, as a captor versus captive scenario, is paramount.
Black liberation theology first emerged in America on July 31, 1966. It was on this day that 51 black pastors took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times, pushing for more overt efforts to halt racism, NPR reports. The group, which made the same demands as the black power movement, based its views upon the Bible, hence merging social, theological and ethnic ideals (here’s one of the controversial proclamations the group, called the National Committee of Negro Churchmen, released).
In its explanation of black liberation theology, back in 2008, NPR spoke with experts who attempted to frame the paradigm. Anthony Pinn, a religious studies professor at Rice University, told the outlet that, while black liberation pastors like Wright sound angry, the theology doesn’t call for violence. Instead, Pinn said that constructive, peaceful means (such as those embraced on the Trinity web site) would be sought out.
“Folks, including myself, may be taken aback by the inflammatory nature of the rhetoric, but I don’t think very many of us would deny that there is a fundamental truth: Racism is a problem in the United States,” he told NPR.
Dwight Hopkins, a professor who instructs at University of Chicago Divinity School — the same university where Wright received a master’s degree — explained that black liberation theology often depicts Jesus Christ has a “brown-skinned revolutionary.” Because Jesus Christ talked about helping the poor and bring liberation for those who find themselves oppressed, Hopkins said that the ideology is Biblically-rooted.
Interestingly, NPR notes that the professor was in the front-row when Wright delivered his unforgettable sermon in 2003 about God not blessing and, instead, damning America. ”No, no, no, not God bless America! God damn America — that’s in the Bible — for killing innocent people,” Wright famously proclaimed. Rather than speak against these words, Hopkins said that Wright was using a Biblical word when he said “damn” and that it has meaning in Hebrew that helps put the reverend’s words into more rational perspective.
“It means a sacred condemnation by God to a wayward nation who has strayed from issues of justice, strayed from issues of peace, strayed from issues of reconciliation,” Hopkins told the outlet.
In a separate interview with Beliefnet, Hopkins called black liberation theology “a theology of love.” He also shared explicit details regarding where, in the Bible, he finds the belief system to be rooted. He said:
“Three passages come to mind: [The first is] Luke 4:18. This is the passage where Jesus gives his first public statement on what his mission is on earth, that is to say, why has he come down to earth, why has God revealed God’s self in Jesus, the man on earth.
And that mission is very clear. It’s to feed the hungry, to give water to the thirsty, to help–to liberate, you know, those who are imprisoned, to support–you know, support the–justice for the oppressed. It’s very clear. Black liberation theology, biblically speaking, is based on that.
The second passage is Matthew 25:31 and following. From the perspective of black liberation theology, or black theology liberation, they mean the same for me–that’s the only passage where Jesus gives criteria to enter Heaven. [...]
And the third is John 3:16, “God so loved the world that God gave God’s only begotten son.” The point there is that God loved the whole world, not just internal healing, but the whole world. The whole world includes politics, economics, culture, international affairs, all of that. God loves all of God’s creation. So, black theology liberation doesn’t believe that it should be a little separate island, a monastery, but that it should go out into all of the world that God loves.”
After furor broke out during the 2008 campaign over Wright’s views on race and politics — and over the presence of these opinions on Trinity’s web site, the church prepared a list of the preacher’s talking points. In an effort to respond to critics, Wright attempted to frame Trinity’s views on a plethora of matters pertaining to race and theology (these talking points were published here).
“We [African Americans] were always seen as objects. When we started defining ourselves, it scared those who try to control others by naming them and defining them for them; Oppressors do not like “others” defining themselves,” Wright said in these published points, going on to say that this does not mean that his church views African Americans as better than any other group of persons.
“To have a church whose theological perspective starts from the vantage point of Black liberation theology being its center, is not to say that African or African American people are superior to any one else,” he added.
What’s perhaps most interesting is that, unlike other Christian churches, the “about us” page on the Trinity web site fails to mention the words “Jesus,” “son,” “sin” or “savior” — all central tenets of the Christian faith and experience. While Jesus is acknowledged on the “black value system” page, the main thrust of the church’s mission appears to be rooted more in liberation theology than it does Biblical sentiment — at least based on an analysis of the “about us” page.
IMPACT OF LIBERATION THEOLOGY ON WRIGHT’S VIEWS
Supporters of Wright note his passion and his efforts to help the poor and those in need. According to Biography.com, he has created 70 ministries that serve populations at risk, including prisoners, victims of domestic violence, the poor and numerous others. Considering these elements, Wright has been recognized for his societal contributions.
There’s no doubt that Wright, who has also penned four books, among many populations and in various scenarios, has become highly-decorated. According to a biography posted by The History Makers, he has won three honorary doctorates and three presidential commendations. In 1993, he was also added to Ebony Magazine’s top 15 preacher list — yet another accomplishment.
That being said, as noted, Wright has become more noticed for his controversial comments and fiery sermons — many of which are rooted in black liberation theology. Among his most bizarre — and inflammatory — comments is the insinuation that the U.S. government purposely spread HIV to kill off African Americans.
“The government lied about inventing the HIV virus as a means of genocide against people of color. The government lied,” Wright once said.
The Seattle Times continues with more:
In a 2003 sermon, Wright said blacks should condemn the United States. “The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing ‘God Bless America.’ No, no, no, God damn America, that’s in the Bible for killing innocent people. God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme.”
Wright also once said Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn’t know what it’s like to be a black man trying to hail a cab in America or to be called a racial slur, said rich whites control the country and has spoken of the “U.S. of KKK-A.”
There were also Wright’s well-known comments about the U.S. following the September 11, 2001 attacks that also came to light during the 2008 campaign.
“We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye,” he said. “We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America’s chickens are coming home to roost.”
Considering the Black Value System posted on Trinity’s web site, one could contend that these comments are in line with both the church’s view and black liberation theology. While Obama claims he didn’t hear such words during his 20 years at the church, this seems highly unlikely, especially considering the fervency and frequency with which these comments were delivered.
JEREMIAH WRIGHT AS ONE OF OBAMA’S MENTORS
Considering all of the aforementioned elements, one can better understand Wright’s worldview and theology. It’s no surprise that television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who attended the church from 1984 until 1986 and again sporadically in the 1990s, ended up leaving. In a 2008 report by The Daily Beast, sources claimed that Winfrey was never comfortable with Wright’s tone.
The popular host was apparently aware of the fact that an association with Wright could hurt her image. While she purportedly wasn’t surprised by his messaging, as she had been exposed to similar pastors and churches in the past, she eventually became weary of churches that focused upon negative messaging, one source close to her claimed. Considering Winfey’s alleged worries, one wonders why Obama, who was growing in his stature, didn’t seem to entertain the same fears.
But even Wright knew, as early as 2007, that Obama might have to separate himself from the faith leader. As noted by CNN, in a 2007 interview with the Times, he predicted that Obama would decry him eventually — something that happened, though reluctantly on the part of the president, just one year later.
“If Barack gets past the primary, he might have to publicly distance himself from me,” he said in April 2007. “I said it to Barack personally, and he said, ‘Yeah, that might have to happen.’ ”
Even more fascinating than this prediction are Obama’s personal reasons for attending Trinity in the first place. In the same aforestated Daily Beast piece, another source told the outlet that it was unfair to compare Obama’s decision to stay at Wright’s church with Oprah’s choice to leave. This individual, a campaign adviser, said that Obama initially attended during a time in which he “was in search of his identity as an African American” and “an African-American man.”
This particular person also stressed the notion that Wright was able to help Obama form his views on ethnicity and his place in America. Considering what we’ve studied about Wright and Trinity and their take on these issues, if true, this is telling.
“Reverend Wright and other male members of the church were instrumental in helping him understand the black experience in America,” the source said, claiming that Winfrey wasn’t attending for the same reasons.
The notion that Obama’s attachment to the church was more rooted in finding his ethnic roots is noteworthy. In an interview with journalist Edward Klein last year, Wright told “The Amateur” author that church was not of interest to the Obama family.
“Church is not their thing. It was never their thing,” Wright says of Barack and Michelle Obama. “She was not the kind of black woman whose momma made her go to church, made her go to Sunday school…so the church was not an integral part of their lives before they got married — after they got married.”
After Wright made these comments, Klein said, “But the church was an integral part of his politics…because he needed that base.” Wright agreed with this statement, at one point saying “correct.”
Whether Obama was attending the church for reasons predicated upon a thirst to find personal identity or whether he was doing so for political gain (or both), his continued presence at Trinity affirmed a willingness to be associated with the themes coming from the pulpit. Considering his longstanding attendance at Wright’s church, denying this sentiment is difficult. Also, considering his closeness with the reverend, it is highly unlikely that Obama was in staunch disagreement with the aforementioned ideals.
As Biography.com notes, Obama attended the church starting in 1988. While he was only visiting at that point, he joined Trinity in 1992, the same year (October) in which he and Michelle were married. As is well-known at this juncture, Wright married the two and subsequently baptized their two daughters — again showing the level of devotion, even if only for purposes outside of the theological realm, that the family had to Wright and the church.
But the relationship went well beyond marrying and baptizing, two very intimate and life-altering actions that Wright was a part of. After all, Obama was close to the faith leader from the period after attending law school until the 2008 campaign. In the past, he likened Wright to an “old uncle” who sometimes says debatable things. As CNN has noted, Obama’s book, “The Audacity of Hope,” was even named after one of the pastor’s past sermons.
“I’m not plugging the book, but the title of it, ‘The Audacity of Hope.’ Some people have noticed that I actually used that line in the speech that I gave at the 2004 Democratic Convention,” Obama told a Pennsylvania crowd at a political event in November 2006. “But I tell you what: I’m confessing to all of you here today — it’s a big crowd, 2,000 people — I’m confessing in front of the TV cameras: I actually stole this line from my pastor, Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.”
OBAMA’S OFFICIAL SEPARATION FROM WRIGHT
Despite Wright’s prediction that Obama would need to separate, it took quite some time for the official — and much publicized split — to take place. In March 2008, at the height of controversy surrounding the president’s attachment to Trinity and Wright, Obama initially stepped out in media and defended Wright.
“As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me he contains within him the contradictions — the good and the bad — of the community that he has served diligently for so many years,” Obama said. “I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community.”
But just one month later, Wright’s appearance at the National Press Club forced Obama to separate himself from the preacher he so fervently revered. TIME has a description of how Wright’s deal-breaking dialogue unfolded:
In front of a cheering crowd of supporters that included a whistling Cornel West, he gave into temptation and lustily went after his critics. As soon as the questions began, Wright transformed into a defiant, derisive figure, snapping one-liners at the unfortunate moderator tasked with reading the questions and stepping back with a grin on his face after each one, clearly enjoying himself.
Could he explain the context behind the sermon he gave after September 11, 2001? “Have you heard the whole sermon? No? That nullifies that question.” How does he respond to critics who charge that he is unpatriotic? ”How many years did Cheney serve?” Does the fact that Obama says he never heard Wright’s most controversial sermons mean he’s not much of a churchgoer? “He goes to church as much as you do. What did your pastor preach on last week?”
It continued through a defense of Louis Farrakhan and Wright’s insistence that the U.S. government may have introduced AIDS into the black community.
Naturally, these words led to the epic separation between the two parties — one that Obama still maintains today. Obama found himself, just one month after refusing to decry Wright, saying that he “wouldn’t have been comfortable” maintaining his Trinity membership if Wright wasn’t retiring. Obama also said he was “outraged” by Wright’s National Press club comments and that he was “saddened by the spectacle,” CNN reported at the time.
“I have been a member of Trinity Church since 1992. I have known Rev. Wright for almost 20 years,” Obama said during a special news conference to address the issue. “The person I saw yesterday is not the person I met 20 years ago.”
While the separation eventually took form, decades of an intense relationship causes one to wonder just how untouched Obama’s ideological constructs were by the pastor — and the church’s — worldview.
TheBlaze reached out to Wright numerous times for comment and all requests were not returned.
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Nevermind
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:40pmGary_K
@ never-uses-his-mind
How about a history lesspon? Are ya up for it or are you just going to spout BS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress
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I never said anything about blacks in congress, perhaps you should take a reading comprehension course. Perhaps you spent your best brain cells to come up with a witty name from my screen name rather than actually reading my post. So sad
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Gary_K
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:47pmThis is what you said: “Blacks HAVE been allowed to hold positions for 34 years now.”
You were non specific, so it encompasses all positions…..
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The-Monk
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:05pmFYI….
EtchASketch is a paid troll working a Mon thru Fri, 9 to 5 shift.
Don’t bother replying to it.
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:12pmI came to this post thinking I was going to see a picture of Karl Marx, but Wright was just as equally disappointing.
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IDSprout
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:23pmWikipedia as a source should be your first red flag…
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ZengaPA65
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:22pmNobody “shaped” Obama he has a mind of his own. Why don’t you stop blaming other people? You sound just like him blaming Bush.
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Gary_K
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:38pm@ ZengaPA65
The teleprompter shapes bath house barry’s mind.
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AmericaMustBeFree
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:20pmZengapa65: Your a fool if you believe that. From the moment of his birth he was amongst Socialist and Communists. I suggest you watch Dreams of my Real Father.. you can get it on NetFlix. Obama was spoonfed evil from his birth on.
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ZengaPA65
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 7:01amWho shapes yours?
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sillyfreshness
Posted on October 18, 2012 at 2:58amEver notice Wright dresses in Muslim themed garb a lot?
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Robert Hawk
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:33pmBlack liberation Theology our by its correct term Black theology of Liberation is the brain child of James Cone, student of the Peruvian priest who came up with the idea of Liberation theology, Gustavo Merno. Liberation theology is simply Marxist-Leninist doctrine applied to biblical text. Liberation Theology is not our Fathers doctrine its man made. Marx and Lenin’s doctrine is based upon Hegel’s teaching related to application of Stoic Philosophia doctrine.
The Apostle Paul warned Christians to not become involved in this type of doctrine (Colossians chapter 2) his warning was a response to his trip to Athens (Acts 17). Simply put Liberation Theology is the Soviet Subversion of Christianity. Its simply Marxism-Leninism is with a pretty bow being proclaimed by a deceived preacher. But Christ told you in Matt 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21, many would come in my name CLAIMING to be Christian.
The use of Liberation theology against the ***** communities of the United States is part of the entire soviet subversion process which has been engaged in these United States since the early 1900s. Read the book “American ***** Problems” which was printed in 1928, just prior to most Negros being indoctrinated into the communist party. Liberation Theology is a continuation of this indoctrination for all races, who ever is willing to listen it. None of it is supported by Jesus Christ as a matter of fact he hates Liberation Theology… the doctrine of the Nicolaitans (Rev 2
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TheBigCheese
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:40pmRobert, I appreciate your depth of knowledge. I will look into these verses. Thanks.
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taberphoto.com
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:53pmThank you for the info. I will research this as well.
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AmericanFightingMan1
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:37pmWell said. The enemy outside the gates is far less a danger than an enemy within the gates. And they, my friends, are in. I don’t frankly see a resolution that keeps the union intact over the long haul.
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:21pmROBERTHAWK…………good comment…and accurate…
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BroWolf
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:30pmI did not succeed finding that book, circa 1928. I am Bro wolf and I thank you
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moonstruck2
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:30pmJesus, if he were here he would run all christians out of the church for practicing other than what God said.. He would tell the homosexual you can come to me that way, but you just cant stay that way! And since you cant find nowhere in the Bible where Jesus said he was a christian, we think you should erase all of that and start with actual facts!! Did you ask reverend Wright if thats where he got liberation theology from?
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Fear The Voices
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:25pmExcellent comment! I don’t need to read these verses…. Anything/anyone preaching anything other than what Christ proclaimed is not of Him; and none of the marxist false prophets have anything to do with light, but with their father the devil.
Weren’t we warned about becoming weary, lest someone deceive us? Bingo!
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:13pmGreat post, Mr. Hawk! Absolutely…like Jim Wallis, the goal is Marxism and they will use anyone to further their deception.
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lefty5005
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:32pmThe whole black concept is communist in nature anyway. No wonder they are so attracted to communist ideology. You have a few leader (Sharpton, Wright, Obama, Jackson, Jones) that are the head of the party. They plan and organize all the rif raf below them saying none will have more or less than the other. They excuse the abnormal behaviors, excess crime. illiteracy, lack of motivation and hostility towards anything, in this case, that is not black, while reaping all the profits of it’s failure. They live the American dream and tell all others you can’t have it because of white people or asians or indians. They “use” sympathetic white people (yea Matthews you are being used) to aid in the establishment and to give their dogma legitimacy. What is going to happen when it all implodes?
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wordsofwisdom
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:40pmYou do not need to be a rocket scientist to see who the good Rev. is. He is a messenger from the Devil & this song fits him well. “The Devils Song” http://www.twitmusic.com/cyou_in_song/songs/the-devils-song
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nixtheprez
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:30pmWe ALL lose!
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moonstruck2
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:45pmYour comments are exactly why we are happy we have a premier Leader today in the person of the hon. louis Farrakhan! A leader who cant be bought a leader that doesn’t have to go downtown to get a weekly paycheck, and a leader whose unafraid to tell the truth regardless to whom or what. What i have mentioned so far is the truth, all the other socalled leaders that you mentioned can go up to a certain limit but not beyond; Farrakhan can go all the way, and in so doing, he’s raising Black People up by the thousands, because they’re now realizing they have a leader that wont sell us out!!
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decendentof56
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 9:05pm@Moonstruck2″Farrakhan can go all the way, and in so doing, he’s raising Black People up by the thousands, because they’re now realizing they have a leader that wont sell us out!!”
You mean he’s raising Blacks up to be unapologetic racists. If you want to not be a part of America, you could go to Africa, where Blacks commit murder and genocide against Blacks like they did/do in Rwanda, Sudan. Was the White devil behind that, also?
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TheBigCheese
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:27pmLiberalism embodies hate for mankind, either by hating the man who is deemed responsible or hating the man who takes responsibility.
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TheDarkOne
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:46pmHuh, so I guess I’m not alone in my contempt for mankind.
How heartwarming.
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Gary_K
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:24pmBath house barry soetoro used rev. wright for the down-low club and so he could gain respectibility by getting a wife.
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OhSuzieQ
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:50pmI agree with you Gary a 100%.
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moonstruck2
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:51pmYou should have left that comment in the garbage pail of your mind!
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Gary_K
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:39pm@ moonstruck2
Why, its true !
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Nevermind
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:23pmmercenary4freedom
NEVERHADAMIND, troll duty today on The Blaze? Get lost ignoramus….
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That was original what you did with my screen name , i love the 3rd grade name calling . It shows i should take you serious along with the mercanary in your name should scare me right? You can call it trolling but i call it just having a different opinion, you sheep on the right dont knwo much about that. Listening to Rush , Beck and Hannity while watching fox news can damage the brain and you are proof of that.
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TheBigCheese
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:33pmNevermind, please allow me to express a concern I have.
I listen to Rush, Hannity, sometimes Beck, Fox News, etc. I also listen to other media outlets and read articles written by those who are self-proclaimed Democrats or Liberals, etc.
When I listen to any of the Conservative media figures listed above I do not take their word as truth. I listen and compare what they say to common sense, logic, truth, others’ opinions, etc. I decide what I want to believe or hold onto. It’s one of the great rewards of being in the U.S.A., as compared to other nations. My mind is as free as I and God allow it to be.
I can tell you with good confidence that other Conservatives I know approach Conservative media figures in the same way that I do. We are willing to listen if you are able to provide real truths based upon common sense, logic, and sound science.
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rp454
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:44pmHey Nevermind… We on the right are all sheep?? Rush, Beck and Hannity are all evil and destroyers of minds??
I find it telling that you could not resist the third grade name calling and demonization of people who do not share your political views after you just condemmed it a few words earlier.
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rp454
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:50pmcondemned…. note to self: proof read before post.
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mercenary4freedom
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:11pmNEVMIND, my screen name isn’t meant to scare anyone, it merely represents my profession for several years after I served in the Marine Corps and that is fight for peoples freedom against facism for whoever signed us on to do so. Really I’m not trying to scare you, I am a nice guy untill someone tries to take freedom away
And believe me son, I’ve seen many left leaning facist/communist regimes & their people literally washed into the gutter.Some even eaten, lol….
What scares me is there are people like you out there that support this corrupt underhanded regime of facists. We will take our nation back on NOV 6 and will set liberalism back 30 years.
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isobamamadd
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:57pmhttp://caps.fool.com/Blogs/obamas-renewable-energy-and/436589
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Shrugged
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:18pmI have always found it to be radically hypoctitical of idiots like NEVERMIND to pretend that conservatives lap up Rush, Sean, Mark and FoxNews like a kitten at milk, but NEVER think their totally blind viewing habits of KOS and MSNBC and the other main stream outlets is a problem of the same kind.
BTW: I would put Fox Nws – anchor to anchor – against ANY of your so-called “correct” media outlets and you will find it to be the MOST balanced in left vs right of ANY media outlet.
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katzkiner
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:17pmAll blacks are natural Muslims.
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lefty5005
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:20pmAnother educated black man with a chip on his shoulder. Stand in line. If it’s so good in Africa Jeremiah then go there and set up camp in Somalia or Rwanda. Maybe Joe Mugabe will give you some land he took from centuries old farm establish by whites just because they were white. Maybe Obama’s half brother, George, will allow you to stay in his 6×9 hut in the Nairobi slums. Perhaps your congregation, who is so devoutly African American and followers of Black Liberation Theology will give up their comfortable surrounding in Chicago and move to the homeland which will provide a better existence with amenities America cannot provide. I am so sick and tired of this black and Muslim BS I could vomit and deficate at the same moment. As a 3rd generation American I have zero, 0, naught, nothing sympathy for any black or muslim on this planet. This patronization, PC and embellishment of the truth by Americans could allow us to lose this country to a bunch of losers.
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TheBigCheese
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:36pmLefty5005, I am frustrated as well.
Unfortunately for Black Americans, they will be left by the wayside once Liberals/Democrats begin working with their new pet project, Hispanic Americans. This will occur within the next 20 to 40 years.
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toto
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:18pmSaid well, you have no idea of the legions that feel the same.
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nixtheprez
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:36pmWell said!! BRAVO!!
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moonstruck2
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:09pm,And when we were slaves we built most if not all theimportant irst of all young fella, We earned the right to be here; we fought bled and died for this country and then returned home to have to fight against the very people we went overseas to fight for.When Black People were in slavery we were the ones who, on loan from the slavemasters Plantation built the White house and other important edifices in this country; So whats wrong with Obama being in the White House? After all his foreparents built it!!
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OccamsSword
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:14pmMOONSHINESTRUCK2 …..Sober up dude.
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65Mustang
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:18pmI watched several shows on the History Channel this weekend pertaining to Biblical teachings, one regarding the depths and pain of spending eternity in hell…think of all the false preachers, religions and Obama followers that will be there.
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moonstruck2
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:15pmYeah! and if we get there we wouln’t be able to get in because you and your people will have taken up all the room!
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65Mustang
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:32pmMOONSTRUCK: I’m not good enough to make it to heaven either, but I certainly won’t be influenced by the Rev. Wrights of this world and those like him.
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Brad Wesselmann
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:15pmThis is all I needed to read, the rest just explains where it came from and the dangers associated with “man’s” desire to provide justice:
“It is God who gives us the strength and courage to continuously address injustice as a people”
It is this statement alone that makes it an ideology to glorify man instead of God, because any true Way of Peace holds that justice only comes from God, or whatever one decides to call the Supreme Being…it is our job to serve and earn our worthiness to be included in His creation, under His judgment.
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GoodGolly
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 5:04pmBrad, I agree. It seems that with power, however big or small, the person has a big ego that translates into a big “I” and a little “U/You”. Christ taught humility but I find none in the tenets of Wright or his church. Even less in the present W/H occupiers.
Race as an excuse for uncivil actions/lifestyles is way past due to be retired. Blacks whose ancestors were sold by their own people to white slavers did the descendants a huge favor. It didn’t take courage to get on the ship to a uncertain future. Other future Americans had to have that courage to face the unknown. Opportunists like Sharpton, Jackson, etc. Need the blacks to believe in their victimization in order to justify their phony careers.
My ancestors have been here a long time, some before the American Revolution. However they came to be here, I thank my God they came. And some of them, being Irish faced discrimination but made a home here anyway. It’s time for black Americans to compare notes and realize how much better off they are as descendants of slaves than those left behind in Africa. Otherwise, there are planes leaving every day to Africa and they can be on one.
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truemedia
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:09pmthe church site talks about their committment to Africa and its roots? How does that line up with WE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST whether black white yellow red greek or jew?
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BurntHills
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:03pmdoobie obama is a liar from the word go and doobie-boy can’t keep any of his facts about Wright straight.
GOD BLESS OUR US COAL MINERS.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:58amAnother case in point is the way people multiplied, and multiplied and life became real easy, and people like liberals get distraught about the most miniscule things, and then they go after your gun rights and other things. Then you throw money at the problem which makes the problem worse meanwhile an organization like the NRA just moderates how fast you lose your Second Amendment.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:05pmThe whole thing is a stupid mindless system that can only be doomed to collapse.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:07pmYou keep looking for Jesus Christ who [came by water and blood] – but you are living the way Jesus came by water and blood. Then eventually will come Jesus.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:12pmSee because the Word is what I’m telling you, and the water is when you realize it’s doomed, and the blood is you suffering the repercussions of what you have done.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:15pmAnd the only thing that would have short circuited the coming tragic future would have been Liberty.
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TheBigCheese
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:21pmI agree with your overall point. Years ago, our focus was on the basic necessities of life, like food water, shelter, etc.. general survival. Now with advancements in medical/health care, people are living longer. With advancements in technology/science, we are living more comfortably.
We continue to assess threats to our survival with the assessment resting with the perspective of the assessor. If one does not believe in God, then their existence on earth is all they have. This is the root of liberalism. It’s a misguided attempt to control one’s own fate and control human nature as a whole. You can’t change human nature. I sigh and roll my eyes every time I hear a liberal talking about changing the world. The only real change that man has ever offered is a confirmation of our inherent freedoms given to us by God.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:52amLol. The only real truth in life is that people cause their own problems, and then sell each other remedies for the problems they created. Case in point as population has increased beyond the point that the souls of man can support health and well being, you sell each other more medical, and drug remedies as if there was the need to invent it to begin with. It really is funny.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:01pmLike people invented the automobile and airplane, but that’s only because someone got the bright idea if people live farther apart, then there is money to be made in-between the distance otherwise you wouldn’t need cars.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:03pmWhy do people have issues with the Mafia, their way was invented by others and still used by nearly everyone today?
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EtchASketch
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:49amWho cares? The Republican’s have endorsed a cult follower!
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hi
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:16pmI agree it is a cult. However, Romney believes in upholding the Consitution, where Obama uses it for toilet paper.
Socialism oppresses people. I don’t want the government to run my life, do you?
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mercenary4freedom
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:27pmBarry’s entire life is a fabricated lie! The Islamo-global communists have their man in place and they are still an epic failure.
Get your gear in order people (weapons, ammo, water, food, batering goods) Its going to be a wild couple of months after Obama is tossed to the gutter where he belongs NOV 6.
Trolls beware :-)
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The-Monk
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:34pmFYI,
EtchASketch is a paid troll working a Mon thru Fri, 9 to 5 shift.
Don’t bother replying to it.
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EtchASketch
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:54pmMonk is following me around, telling people not to reply to me, all the while…replying to me!
gotta love the conservative mindset. mirrors don’t seem to work for them.
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JourneymanJim
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:08pmAnd the Dems haven’t????
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JourneymanJim
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:11pmAnd the Dem’s Haven’t?????
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Verceofreason
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:55pmI get followed around to.
Some jerk just changed his name but the language and stupid remarks are still the same.
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bustedupvet
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 12:13amAre you really that stipid!!??
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PaulreveresDarknight
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:48amMore Blaze. And thank you. This is were the crappile gets deap. Follow the boddies……….
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EtchASketch
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:00pmYour spelling is atrocious. Get out of here.
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OccamsSword
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:47pmETCHASKETCHY, Your philosiphy sucks, you get out of here.
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Nevermind
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:42amhi
Blacks HAVE been allowed to hold positoins for 34 years now. Whereas, Wright was Obama’s close mentor until he threw his close and personal friend under the bus right before the 2008 elections.
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This article is about how Wright shaped Obamas world view, i think it could be said sitting in a church form birth until 31 woudl also shpae your world view. So Mittens sat in a church for 31 years that was discriminatory, you dont think that shaped his world view?
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hi
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:46amThe church changed its position and all believers changed with it. Or they would have left the church if they were still racist.
Obama is still a “hate whitey” and hasn’t changed one bit.
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hi
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:51amFor example, when my Methodist church allowed homosexuals to hold positions in the church, my family and many others left.
Praise the Lord, we found the Bible church. We love gays and want them to attend, but they cannot be ministers of God’s Word.
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mercenary4freedom
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:07pmNEVERHADAMIND, troll duty today on The Blaze? Get lost ignoramus….
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Gary_K
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:20pm@ never-uses-his-mind
How about a history lesspon? Are ya up for it or are you just going to spout BS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress
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Gary_K
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:26pmoops….history lesson
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OccamsSword
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:44pmRomney sat in a church that was discriminitory? What church was that? Not the LDS church, you’re so smart that you surely know that Joseph Smith ran for president on an abolishinist platform.
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FesteAinoriba
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 11:40amWith due respect NEVERMIND, your opinion is based on half truths pulled out of context. The Mormon church, from its beginnings upheld a doctrine that all men, regardless of color, nation or creed are children of God and are entitled to liberty. It was largely the Anti-slavery sentiments of Mormons that drove the hateful, unlawful persecution of them by midwest states – giving legal cover to those who killed, raped, and stole their homes and property and drove them from the midwest. The anti-mormon sentiment in Missouri was motivated by Missouri’s pro-slavery majority’s fear that this rapidly growing anti-slavery religion would soon have sufficient votes to upset the status quo. They successfull convinced the state Governor to issue the infamous, illegal, and unconstitutional Mormon Extermination Order. The refusal by Washington to provide injunctive relief made the federal government complicit with this murderous order enacted to rid Missouri of the anti-slavery Mormons.
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FesteAinoriba
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 11:59amRegarding denying priesthood to the Blacks. While true that the church’s policy was that Blacks were denied the priesthood was in force until 1978, it is not for the reasons that many surmise. If the church doesn’t have the priesthood, and is a fraud, then it withheld nothing of any consequence; but if the church is what it claims to be – a restoration of truth, power, and authority preparatory for the end of the world by embodied beings from the heavens that visited the earth – then the policy had power, reason and efficacy. In my view, the real reason that the oath and covenant of the priesthood was withheld from Blacks was not a statement on the value of Blacks in God’s or the church’s eyes, but rather a condemnation of the society and culture in which they resided. Anybody who is intimately familiar with the Priesthood oath and covenant realize that it is not so much a privilege as it is a solemn obligation with dire consequences to those who fail to live up to its exacting requirements. Blacks up until recently lived under such restrictions and injustice and cultural handicaps, that it would have been unmerciful to demand they comply with those priesthood obligations. By church doctrine, all Black men, denied the priesthood prior to 1978, have full access to all the blessings and privileges afforded to any in the afterlife, if they are willing. Unlike many churches, we believe that God’s grace covers all who lacked privilege or opportunity during mortality.
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doomytram
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:39amObama is a communist, muslim brotherhood supporter and a failed president. Indisputable facts…but I’m extremist because I work, support our troops, and pray to God.
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moonstruck2
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:27pmWith a mindset like that, i doubt that God hears your prayers!!
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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:36amIt seems Rev. Wright started out life with a good life and loving parent. When he made a change and divided classes about like Obama has done at times then God I am sure was not pleased. God loves all us children and he is always watching over all of us so if one strays then it is the strayer that has to get on his/her knees and ask forgiveness to change their lives and to please God and whoever they come in touch with in life.
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hauschild
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:35amObama’s world views were formed LONG BEFORE he started running with Wright.
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Gonzo
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:35pmAgreed. I think Wright was nothing more than a beard for his atheism, much like Michelle is a beard for…
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AnOregonian
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:37pmI’m looking forward to the balance of this weeks stories.
My guesses:
1) Reverend Wright
2) Frank Marshall Davis
3) Saul Alinsky
4) Thomas G. Ayers
5) James E. Bowman , Valerie Jarrett father
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:28amOne more example of a pastor who sold out the glory of God for the glory of the world into uttermost madness he wishes to impose on others.
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Nevermind
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:26amI am more interested in Romeny sitting in a church for the first 31 years of his life( 1947-1978) that had as part of its doctrine that Blacks coulnt hold any leadership positions and how it shaped his world view. I mean he was a missionary at 18 preaching about his faith and how great it is yet it was disriminatory by nature.
Did his 31 years in a disriminatory church shape his position on Obama , perhaps he feels Obama shoudlnt have a leadership position since that is what his faith taught him.
Wright was a speaker for the church and said some stupid things, the doctrine of LDS is disriminatory at the time of Mittens upbrining and shaped his world view yet it isnt discussed? We focus on the words of a speaker of the church ( Wright) but dont look at the doctrine of LDS?
Oh thats right, Beck became a morman to get a woman so we donty talk about the silly LDS folks.
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hi
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:36amBlacks HAVE been allowed to hold positoins for 34 years now. Whereas, Wright was Obama’s close mentor until he threw his close and personal friend under the bus right before the 2008 elections.
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Ben__Franklin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:31pmHmm, Never knew the article was about Mormons and Romney. Liberals can never stay on subject. Just not in them.
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Azzencinom
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:47pmI am also more interested in Beck and Romney. This Rev Wright stuff is soo old news. Now we know Mormons going back before the 1900s massacred a bunch of men women and children out in Utah before it became a state. I want to know how Beck and Romney would respond to these events that clearly they have become part of.
From an anonymous source that I know has good credibility, Romney secretly has more than 12 wives and one of them is Becks wife’s sister. Romney beat Becks wife’s sister until she relented her twin up to Beck for a line of coke. Beck needs to come clean on these facts.
Romney needs to come clean on all those kids he has. Only one or two is from his wife he shows on stage at these campaign rallies. The rest of the kids are from his other wives he keep in the cellar at his mansion. Some of the kids are also from Glenn Becks wife and Beck needs to come clean. Beck and Romney frequently run orgies out of Romneys cellar and some of the female children are forced to join in. This is just sick and I cannot wait until Media Matters exposes these two pedophiles for what they are!
girlnurse
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:56pmHere ya go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MkwxZ4FjkH8
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Ben__Franklin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:26pmYou two Oblamo **** lovin’s need to write your own article about Beck and Romney and then comment all you like. This article is about Rev Wright and how Obama loved to get fisted by him in the confession booth while getting a wrap around.
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csimpson95
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:02pmCan you provide facts to back up the Romney claims you posted. I would be interested to see them. Seeing and researching the Romney, I have found nothing but the contrary…I would love to your racism facts.
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FesteAinoriba
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 3:39pmWith due respect NEVERMIND, your opinion is based on half truths pulled out of context. The Mormon church, from its beginnings upheld a doctrine that all men, regardless of color, nation or creed are children of God and are entitled to liberty. It was largely the Anti-slavery sentiments of Mormons that drove the hateful, unlawful persecution of them by midwest states – giving legal cover to those who killed, raped, and stole their homes and property and drove them from the midwest. The anti-mormon sentiment in Missouri was motivated by Missouri’s pro-slavery majority’s fear that this rapidly growing anti-slavery religion would soon have sufficient votes to upset the status quo. They successfull convinced the state Governor to issue the infamous, illegal, and unconstitutional Mormon Extermination Order. The refusal by Washington to provide injunctive relief made the federal government complicit with this murderous order enacted to rid Missouri of the anti-slavery Mormons.
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FesteAinoriba
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 3:41pmRegarding denying priesthood to the Blacks. While true that the church’s policy that Blacks were were denied the priesthood was in force until 1978, it is not for the reasons that many surmise. If the church doesn’t have the priesthood, and is a fraud, then it withheld nothing of any consequence; but if the church is what it claims to be – a restoration of truth, power, and authority preparatory for the end of the world by embodied beings from the heavens that visited the earth – then the policy had power, reason and efficacy. In my view, the real reason that the oath and covenant of the priesthood was withheld from Blacks was not a statement on the value of Blacks in God’s or the church’s eyes, but rather a condemnation of the society and culture in which they resided. Anybody who is intimately familiar with the Priesthood oath and covenant realize that it is not so much a privilege as it is a solemn obligation with dire consequences to those who fail to live up to its exacting requirements. Blacks up until recently lived under such restrictions and injustice and cultural handicaps, that it would have been unmerciful and unjust to demand they comply with those priesthood obligations. By church doctrine, all Black men, denied the priesthood prior to 1978, have full access to all the blessings and privileges afforded to any in the afterlife, if they are willing. Unlike many churches, we believe that God’s grace covers all who lacked privilege or opportunity durin
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Tri-ox
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:25amThis, along with his muslim upbringing, helped make obama the ‘sworn enemy of America’ that he is today.
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strawberry411a
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:25amWhat an incredible surprise. What caused Wright to go to such extremes then. A man with every opportunity to enter the mainstream…more so than most white college grads it seems..and he becomes the mouth piece for black muslim extremists masquerading as Christian. i don’t understand the hatred.
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Gonzo
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:24amNot one mention of Jesus.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:35amNo, not one, this is a ideology based on control and oppression of others by conformity to the collective will as defined by a handful of ‘enlightened leaders.’ It is racial, social, economic and ideological hatered at the worst one could imagine.
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Verceofreason
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:53pmDoesn’t get much mention in Synagogues either. And he was Jewish, Go figure.
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huey6367
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:21amStill a dirtbag.
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